The door clicks open, and your heart drops to your stomach, knowing that there's no way to try and make yourself look innocent.

In hindsight, trying all the windows when you didn't know exactly how long Roach would be gone for probably wasn't your smartest idea. Second most stupid idea actually, right under agreeing to go home with the bastard that night.

"Honey, I'm home," Roach sing-songs as he steps inside, pausing for only a moment when he sees your handiwork on the windows. A slow smile spreads on his face underneath his mask, which is soon discarded on some hallway table, although his googles stay on.

You look like a deer in headlights, fully expecting to be shot, and he absolutely loves it. He'd never hurt you—not permanently anyway—but it's still fun to watch you walk around on eggshells. "C'mere, pet! Give your big strong owner a cuddle!" When you don't move, Roach tilts his head like a confused puppy, if not for the razor sharp smile still on his face.

"Awe, do you think you're in trouble?" Roach tuts, pulling you with him to sit on the couch. "How many times do I have to tell you? I'm going to make you love me, and punishing you isn't gonna help that. Besides, pets don't really understand right from wrong, it's not their fault."

Despite his words, his arm snakes around your shoulder, pulling you closer. "I do hope you know that you can't just up and leave. Even if you did manage to get out, I have you chipped," he squishes your cheeks between his fingers for a moment before pulling his phone out, pulling up an app and biting his lip when it takes too long to load. Sure enough, there's a little heart shaped dot labeled with your name inside the house. "Got it in there the first time you tried running off, just in case."

Roach talks about it like some magical event, but he'd wound up breaking your arm, then cooed over you for weeks until it got better.

"Actually..." He straightens up, putting his phone away and pretending to think. "Since you say you're not a pet, that means that you do understand right and wrong. So, why don't you pick a punishment you think is suitable for trying to run away?" Roach boops your nose, "and you can't pick something easy like 'no dessert for three months' or anything like that."